MAX GROSSMAN: EL PASO TIMES GUEST COLUMN
El Paso cannot afford the Downtown arena planned for Duranguito, so it must be terminated Max Grossman, Guest column. Published 10:39 a.m. MT April 24, 2020 | Updated 11:11 a.m.…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON SUSPENDING “ARENA” AND CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
Dear Friends, Aaron Montes of the El Paso Times published a front-page report today on the upcoming City Council vote Tuesday vote on whether to suspend the “Arena” and Cultural…
CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO SUSPEND THE “ARENA”AND MACC!
Dear Media and Friends: I have just learned that an item has appeared on the City Council agenda for April 28, co-sponsored by Rep. Alexsandra Annello and Rep. Claudia Lizette…
“ARENA” ORAL ARGUMENT IN THE 8TH COURT OF APPEALS IN EL PASO SET FOR TODAY AT 10:15 AM
Dear Media, Oral argument in the 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso is scheduled for today at 10:15am via Zoom. I will be represented by Lisa Bowlin Hobbs, who…
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL GOLF COURSE FULL BALANCE SHEET: $20+ MILLION IN LOSSES!
Dear Friends and Media, Tatiana Favela kindly released to me the full financial balance sheet for the Butterfield Trail Golf Course, which opened in 2007. I have added in red…
KVIA REPORT: BRYAN TO AIR VIDEO REFUTING MAYOR MARGO, SATURDAY, 6:30 PM, CHANNEL 7
Dear Friends, This past November 3, ABC-7 XTRA aired a discussion between Texas preservationist J. P. Bryan and Mayor Dee Margo over the “Arena” controversy. The following day I shared…
MAYOR CLAIMS COVID-19 BUDGET IMPACT COULD REACH $100 MILLION IN FY 2021
Dear Friends, As I have reported previously, CFO Robert Cortinas estimates that the budgetary impact of COVID-19 will be approximately $32.5 million during FY 2020 (ending September 1). This is…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE TO RISE ANOTHER 33% BY 2026 (PART 2)
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, This morning I wrote to you that the City is planning…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE TO RISE ANOTHER 33% BY 2026!
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, Since 2014, our City property tax rate has increased 38%, from…
GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED STADIUMS ARE FAILING ACROSS AMERICA
Dear Friends, Please read this excellent report from this past Friday on the financial failure of government-subsidized stadiums in the US. “Cities across the country are scrambling to figure out…